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Cook Your Way Rich and Thin in 2010!

Denise Brodey | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Diet, Budget, Cookbooks, Recession Cooking, Cooking, Best Cookbooks, Healthy Eating, Recession, Mark Bittman, Culinary Institute of America, Weight Watchers, Books, Cooking on a Budget, Best Books, Books News
Denise Brodey

There are two ways to survive the recession. Cook--and eat delicious healthy stuff that you can save for leftovers. Or don't cook--order out, spend your cash, watch your ass (grow).

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Invest In Child Care, Invest In The Future

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Child Welfare, California, Economics, Children, Budget, Fostering-Connections-to-Success-and-Increasing-Adoptions-Act, Karen Bass, Daniel Heimpel, Foster Care, Congressional Budget Office, Family, Economy, Living News
Daniel Heimpel

Shortsighted budgeting has befallen most public entitlements, including foster care. This despite years of research that has consistently shown that investing in children is met with positive returns.

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Schwarzenegger To Seek Federal Help for California Budget

latimes.com | Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper | Posted 12.23.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: California Budget, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Budget, Recession, Los Angeles News

Reporting from Sacramento - Facing a budget deficit of more than $20 billion, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to call for deep reductions in al...

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Save Social Security: 10 Questions for the Deficit Commission

Dave Johnson | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military, Defense, Budget, Taxes, Deficit, Social Security, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Medicare, Medicaid, Politics News
Dave Johnson

It is possible that there is going to be a "deficit commission" to reduce our country's budget deficits. I have some questions for them to ask to help get things started in the right direction.

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Best Restaurant Dishes of 2009 for Under $10

Andrew Knowlton | Posted 12.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Affordable, Eating Out, Bon Appetit, Budget, Restaurants, Food, Cheap Food, New York Cheap Food, Foodies, Living News
Andrew Knowlton

There's so much delicious restaurant food out there, and so much of it is affordable. With that in mind, here are the 10 best value dishes I ate this year -- priced at or under $10.

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Fundraising The Honest Way

Lee Schneider | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Pbs, boxofficemojo.com, current.org, All Cities, All Cities Networking, Budget, Run Lola Run, Movie, What the Bleep, Fundraising, (500) Days of Summer, Careers, The Giving Life, Living News
Lee Schneider

You wake up, and start plugging in numbers into a spreadsheet, ending up with a budget for a $15 million movie. Then you realize you don't know enough rich dentists to finance that, so you cut the budget...

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Surging by the Minute

Jo Comerford | Posted 12.17.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Budget, Costs of War, War Budget, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan-and-Iraq, Budget, Afghanistan War, World News
Jo Comerford

We could have directed the $30 billion in surge expenditures toward assisting refugees from Afghanistan or building, furnishing and equipping enough schools for the entire nation.

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The Nobel Prize for Balance

Rosalyn Hoffman | Posted 12.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Obama, Fashion, Style News, Budget, Nobel, Economy, Style News
Rosalyn Hoffman

Being on a budget isn't about chaste saving. It's all about impulse control and editing. Skipping the last minute mediocre dinners out in order to save for a fabulous feast.

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In Search of Budget Sanity: A Dispatch From the Belly of the Beast

John Milewski | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act, Debt, Budget, Economic Crisis, Jim Nussle, John Tanner, Congressional Budget Office, Federal Budget, Alice Rivlin, Redistricting, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, Wall Street, Financial Crisis, Bipartisanship, Medicare, Partisanship, National Press Club, Politics News
John Milewski

At a session on the looming debt crisis comprised of Republicans, Democrats, and others, one of the key findings of the group is that the "process is broken."

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Senate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Spending, Senate, End-of-Year Spending Bill, Congress, Spending Bill, Budget, Economy, President Obama, Bills, Senate Spending Bill, Senate Passes Spending Bill, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Sunday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the federal government, includin...

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Going Broke in Albany, Part 3: Why We're Still Screwed

Will Schwartz | Posted 12.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Gambling, The New York Times, Education, New York Daily News, Governor Paterson, Political Corruption, Medicare, Budget, Pedro Espada, Health Care, Corruption, Albany, New York News
Will Schwartz

I bet this Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP) won't last us through May. That's about six months before the next bout of calamity.

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HIV and AIDS Are NOT In Recession! (VIDEO)

Jason Mannino | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Aids, HIV/AIDS, Living, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, Budget, Lgbt. Lgbt Issues, Health, Living News
Jason Mannino

The grim truth is that as the number of HIV infections rise, funding for HIV Prevention and AIDS services has remains flat, and has been decimated by careless government officials.

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New York State Senate Approves $2.8 Billion Budget Deficit Plan

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Economic Crisis, Budget Deficit, 2.8 Billion, New York Economy, David Paterson, New York State Senate, Budget, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's Senate has joined the Assembly in approving a measure to reduce the state's budget deficit by about $2.8 billion. But...

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Going Broke in Albany, Part 2: Where's a Press-Induced Panic When We Need One?

Will Schwartz | Posted 12.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, Albany, Education, New York Daily News, David Paterson, Budget, New-York-State-Budget, Social Services, Medicaid, NY Times, NY State Senate, Journalism, New York, Healthcare, New York News
Will Schwartz

There's a good chance we're on the verge of entering a new financial era in New York State. An era that will be defined by the cutting, gutting, and slashing of our social services.

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On the Sovereign Debt Crisis

Edward Harrison | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Debt, Bankruptcy, Deflation, Budget, Government Spending, Jobs, Forex, Government Bonds, Mortgages, Unemployment, Foreign Exchange Trading, Inflation, Carry Trade, Double Dip Recession, Interest Rates, Business News
Edward Harrison

In a sovereign debt crisis, the central government's debt become so high that everyone knows they cannot possibly tax the population enough to cover their expenses and service it.

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MIT Analysis: Americans Would Pay LESS Under Senate Health Care Plan

Politico | MIKE ALLEN | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Costs, Health Care Bill, Deficit, Lieberman, Senate, Cbo, Spending, Budget, Mit Analysis, Out of Pocket, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Reid, Health Care, Politics News

A new analysis by a leading MIT economist provides new ammunition for Democrats as the Senate begins formally debating the historic health-reform bill...

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Budget Stalemate In Albany Puts Strain On New York State

nytimes.com | DANNY HAKIM | Posted 11.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Budget, New York, Economic Crisis, New York News

Without a budget deal, New York will be left with just $36 million in the bank by the end of December, according to current projections. And the money...

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Going Rogue, Going Rouge, Going Red

Rosalyn Hoffman | Posted 11.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Obama, State Dinner, Budget, Economy, Palin, Style News
Rosalyn Hoffman

We couldn't help but wonder if Sarah Palin were invited to the state dinner for the Indian PM... would she show up in a buckskin dress packing a quiver of arrows?

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The Budget Deficit Crisis: The Blame Is Bipartisan

Dean Baker | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Budget Deficit, Budget, Debt, U.S. Debt, Business News
Dean Baker

Relative to the size of the economy, America's deficit level does not come close to the levels hit in World War II. The idea that we are near some debt-driven crisis is absurd.

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Going Broke in Albany, Part 1: Explaining The Budget and How We're Botching It

Will Schwartz | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Finance, David Paterson, Politics, Mike Bloomberg, Medicaid, Budget, Pedro Espada, New York, State Senate, Carl Kruger, Albany, Public Education, Money, New York Times, Corruption, Mess, New York Daily News, New York News
Will Schwartz

If the Senate gets their way, in just a few years we'll end up having to gut education, Medicaid, and public assistance. In just a few months, we'll have to lay off state employees.

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Bloomberg: Layoffs Likely But Windfall Will Save Police, Firemen Jobs

nydailynews.com | Adam Lisberg and Erin Einhorn | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Taxes, Layoffs, Mayor Bloomberg, Firefighters, Michael Bloomberg, Budget, Jobs, New York City, New York, Cops, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg's administration quietly reported an unexpected tax windfall of $683 million this year - of which $145 million will exempt cops, firef...

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What We're Not Saying: Why I Miss Eliot Spitzer

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Hookers, Nyc, Sex, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer Ethics, NY State Senate, Budget, Harvard Law, New York, Eliot Spitzer, Albany, Manhattan, Gay Marriage, Bloomberg, Governor, Sex Scandals, Senate, Nys, New York News
Will Schwartz

We were perversely short-sighted with the way we handled Eliot Spitzer. We prioritized our blood lust for personal justice over our desire for effective public policy.

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Hostage-Takers in the Senate

Dean Baker | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Budget Deficit, Health Care, Budget, Business News
Dean Baker

The Wall Street gang may have suckered us with getting the TARP bailout money last year, but we don't have to let them get away with the same trick again.

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High Cost Of War Weighs On Obama's Troop Decision For Afghanistan

New York Times | CHRISTOPHER DREW | Posted 11.14.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, Deficit, Cost of War, Karzai, Afghanistan War, White House, Afghanistan, Budget, Kabul, Obama, Cost of Afghanistan War, Hamid Karzai, World News

While President Obama's decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan is primarily a military one, it also has substantial budget implications tha...

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Bill Ritter Announces Cuts To Education, Asks For New Revenue Streams

Posted 11.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Fiscal Policy, Colorado Budget, Arra, Budget Cuts, Budget, Colorado Education Cuts, Stimulus, Bill Ritter, Denver News

Governor Ritter announced Friday his budget proposal for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, which includes $260 million in cuts to K-12 education funding, and...

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